Green River Killer (2005)

Along twenty years, the deranged serial-killer Gary Ridgway has killed at least forty-eight prostitutes and dumped their bodies in Green River.

Director:

Ulli Lommel

Writer:

Ulli Lommel

Stars:

George Kiseleff, Jacquelyn Aurora, Georgie Donovan

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
George Kiseleff	...	Gary Ridgway
Jacquelyn Aurora	...	Hedy (as Jacquelyn Horrell)
Georgie Donovan	...	Gena (as Georgina Donovan)
Shannon Leade	...	Anna
Naidra Dawn Thomson	...	Irene
Shawn G. Smith	...	Coworker #1
Kimko	...	Coworker #2 (as Martin Lockhurst)
Nola Roeper	...	Mona
Ron Robbins	...	Detective Dawson
Christian Behm	...	Detective Cole
Sebastien Szumilas	...	Kevin (as Sebastian Szumilas)
Bud Watson	...	Defense Attorney
Carsten Frank	...	Boris
Alexandra Dumas
Jared Kimber

Storyline

Along twenty years, the deranged serial-killer Gary Ridgway has killed at least forty-eight prostitutes and dumped their bodies in Green River.

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Plot Keywords:

bare breasts | murder of a prostitute | serial murder | river | prostitute | 

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Genres:

Crime | Horror

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong violence, grisly images, sexuality/nudity and language

Did You Know?

Trivia

According to director Ulli Lommel, the "autopsy footage" was actually a staged recreation using a combination of prosthetics and pig guts.

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Goofs

During Gary's 1981 encounter with the prostitute named Hedy, he hands her a $100 bill. The bill he hands her has a contemporary design that was not introduced until 1996.

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Quotes

Gary Ridgway: Take a pee.
Hedy: What?
Gary Ridgway: Piss.

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Connections

Version of The Capture of the Green River Killer (2008)

User Reviews

Career Suicide.....

The Green River Killer, directed by Ulli Lommel, was highly disappointing to say the least. A Blockbuster employee was insistent when stating I should not spend the four dollars to rent this movie. I decided to rent the movie anyways, for I have interest in The Green River Killer story; as I was raised near Auburn, WA, where the killings occurred. I can honestly state, this was the worst movie, overall, that I have ever seen.

My boyfriend is a director, and even his older, low budget films he had made in film school were much, much, much better quality than Ulli Lommel's film. I can almost be certain that Ulli Lommel has never had film training or schooling based off the lack of direction in film. Ulli needs to be more objective and see his films as they are- completely flawed. I only hope Ulli will read the reviews and either decide to pursue proper training for this craft, or quit the business; this business is not for everyone. A director's level of success is based off his past works, and the reputation he has created for his name. Though Ulli may be pleased with the revenue his film is bringing in (due only to the film's title, the quickly cut/misleading trailer, and the fancy case/cover art which misleads the audience into thinking they're about to watch a high budget film), I fear he has not considered that he is committing career suicide. For many of us, he has ruined his name as a director.

It is a pity that Ulli chooses such great stories that have the potential for a great film, and still only manages to disappoint his audience. This seems to be a continuing trend.

There are several examples of poor film making in this recently released movie. The lighting was poor, the picture quality- poor, the sound- poor, the character development- poor, the music- poor as it honestly mirrored the music in cheap porno films, the acting (not to mention a dozen other poor qualities or choices he made). If I got into that, I would honestly be writing an additional three pages.

I did not learn anything about The Green River Killer in this film. Literally, not anything. It was not informational, not completely accurate, and painful to watch.

In short, I would not recommend this movie to anyone, nor any of Ulli Lommel's other films. Horrible, horrible, horrible. Keep your four dollars and rent yourself a more entertaining selection.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

3 January 2006 (USA)

Also Known As:

Green River Killer

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$500,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Heidenheim Films, The Shadow Factory Inc.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

83 min 64 min (DVD: Sunfilm) (2008)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1